[Archived] City of Alexandria’s Jerome “Buddie” Ford Nature Center Offers Several Summer Nature Camps for Children Ages 3 to 12

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	June 9, 2006 PIO# 148-06/rdo	Brian Hannigan, Director of Communications, or Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300 Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300

City of Alexandria’s Jerome “Buddie” Ford Nature Center
Offers Several Summer Nature Camps for Children Ages 3 to 12

The City of Alexandria’s Jerome “Buddie” Ford Nature Center is offering several summer nature camps in 2006 for children ages 3 to 12. The camps will focus on sensory exploration, insects, reptiles and amphibians, and geology. Other activities and items offered include games and prizes, T-shirts, field trips, and take-home crafts. Participants will meet the center’s wildlife residents, such as the new Eastern Screech Owl.

The center will offer the following nature camps:

C Tadpole Camp (Participants who are 3 and 4 years old)
Runs Monday, July 10, through Friday, July 14, 2 to 3 pm, $55 per camper

C Budding Naturalist Camp (Participants entering kindergarten and grade 1)
Session 1, runs Monday, June 26, through Wednesday, June 28, 1 to 3 pm, $65 per camper
Session 2, runs Monday, July 17, through Wednesday, July 19, 10 am to noon, $65 per camper

C Junior Naturalist Camp (Participants entering grades 2 through 4)
Session 1, runs Monday, June 26, through Friday, June 30, 9 am to noon, $75 per camper
Session 2, runs Monday, July 17, through Friday, July 21, 1 to 4 pm, $75 per camper

C Naturalist Aides Camp (Participants entering grades 5 and 6)
Runs Monday, July 10, through Friday, July 14, 9 am to noon, $85 per camper

The newly renovated Jerome “Buddie” Ford Nature Center, which was officially reopened and dedicated in November 2005, is located at 5750 Sanger Ave.

Registration is currently open for all the center’s summer nature camps. To register, call 703.838.4829. For more information, visit www.alexandriava.gov/recreation/nature/buddie_ford_center.html.

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